In a meeting with director Alexander Sokurov, he said: TASSHe said that the film “Fairy Tale” is not planned to be released in Russia.
Sokurov explained that this was due to the Ministry of Culture’s refusal to issue a lease certificate. The director believes that his film should be shown on the big screen, which is not possible due to the ban.
Journalist and TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak reported: telegram channelHe said he held a special screening of “Fairy Tales” in Moscow on November 19. There was a discussion about the painting with the participation of the author. Sokurov admitted that he was grateful to the TV presenter for supporting his film.
“This is very important for all of us, because we prepared this film primarily to be shown to our citizens and young citizens. “This is very important to me,” said the director.
Sokurov submitted documents to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation to obtain a distribution certificate for the release of the film “Fairy Tale” in September 2023. The Russian Ministry of Culture refused to extradite him.
On October 13, the organizers of the Karo.Art festival in Moscow announced that the screening of the film “Fairy Tale”, scheduled for October 15, was canceled.
Previously Sokurov announced his retirement.